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May 18, 2009 |
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CASE CCC IN THE NEWSSkin Deep Confused by SPF? Take a Number Health News Report: Aspirin Can Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk Muscling up With Chemo-Resistant Stem Cells DR. MARK SMITH RECEIVES JACKSON AWARDCongratulations to Dr. Mark Smith, who was recently presented the J. Bruce Jackson, MD Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring. The recognition honors outstanding advising and mentoring of undergraduate students. The Jackson Award celebrates those who have guided a student toward the discovery of academic and career paths; fostered the student's long-term personal development; challenged the student to reflect, explore and grow as an individual; and supported and/or facilitated the student's goals and life choices. For more information, please click here. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (ASCO) ANNUAL MEETING PRESENTATIONS & POSTERSThe Cancer Center is attempting to track members who are part of the formal program or presenting a poster at the ASCO Annual Meeting, May 29 - June 2 in Orlando, Florida. Please send information to gillian.irwin@case.edu. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– Mesothelioma Applied Research FoundationThe Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation is currently accepting applications for mesothelioma research grant funding. The Foundation is again soliciting applications for funding of innovative projects that address issues for the treatment of the disease. Eligible projects may relate to benchwork, translational or clinical research, must not be presently funded or pending review, and may be conducted through any not-for-profit academic, medical or research institution, in the U.S. or abroad. The award for any project will be for two years up to $50,000 per year. The Foundation will review and monitor the study's progress and results, requiring a ten month progress report, and a presentation and full progress report at the close of the second year. Funding will be continued for the second year only upon satisfactory progress obtained in the first year. Deadline: August 15 For more information, please click here. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY– Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation FellowshipsThe Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is accepting applications for Fellowship Awards. Candidates must apply for the fellowship under the guidance of a Sponsor – a scientist (tenured, tenuretrack or equivalent position) capable of providing mentorship to the Fellow. In addition to aiding in the planning, execution and supervision of the proposed research, the Sponsor's role is to foster the development of the Fellow's overall knowledge, technical and analytical skills, and capacity for scientific inquiry. The Sponsor is also expected to assist the Fellow in attaining his/her career goals. Awards are made to institutions for the support of the Fellow under direct supervision of the Sponsor. Candidates who have already accepted a postdoctoral research fellowship award are not eligible. Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM. Applicants must include a copy of their diploma to confirm date of conferral. (If an applicant has not yet received his/her PhD diploma but has successfully completed all PhD requirements including PhD defense, he/she may submit a letter from the graduate school explicitly stating such, with the date of the PhD defense and date of degree conferral.) Deadline: August 17 For details, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Race for the PlaceJoin The Gathering Place on Sunday, June 7, National Cancer Survivors Day, for the 9th Annual Race for the Place, a 5k run/walk and 1-mile walk. The race starts at 9:15 am at Beachwood Mall on the upper level parking lot between Dillards and Nordstrom with several pre-race activities beginning at 8:00 am. All proceeds from Race for the Place help keep programs and services free of charge for individuals and families touched by cancer. For details and registration information, please click here. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS– Fanconi Anemia Research FundThe Fanconi Anemia Research Fund has released a Call for Abstracts for the 21st Annual Fanconi Anemia Research Fund Scientific Symposium, schedule for October 1-4, 2009 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland. Abstracts may be submitted online at http://www.fanconi.org May 11- June 19. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Drug Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics RetreatJoin your colleagues on Saturday, June 20 from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Squire Valleevue Farm Sheep Barn for a broad scientific discussion of new drug targets, screening approaches, and examples of successful pathways towards clinical development. Our goal is to develop a more cohesive scientific initiative in drug discovery leading to therapeutic development of new agents and combinations in cancer. The emphasis of the retreat will be on aligning our programmatic strengths in targets, disease-based research, study design and laboratory correlatives, and exploring potential new directions in drug discovery. Anyone with a poster related to this theme is encouraged to present it at the retreat. Please let us know if you plan on bringing one so we can make arrangements. Agenda will be released soon. Please RSVP to gillian.irwin@case.edu by Friday, June 5. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Pan Ohio Hope Ride Research RallyOn May 30, the American Cancer Society will be sponsoring the Pan Ohio Hope Ride Research Rally to celebrate the cancer research going on in the Cleveland area and to raise awareness of the Third Annual ACS Pan Ohio Hope Ride to be held July 30 - August 2. The Research Rally will begin at 9:00 a.m. in front of the ACS Hope Lodge at 11432 Mayfield Rd. After a brief program, the riders will proceed down Euclid Avenue to Public Square and loop around back at the Hope Lodge. Everyone in the local oncology community is encouraged to participate in the approximately 10-mile bike ride. Anyone interested in participating should contact Paul Purdy, ACS Pan Ohio Staff, at Paul.purdy@cancer.org or 888-227-6446, ext. 1208. For more information, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– ACS Pan Ohio Hope RideThe American Cancer Society's Pan Ohio Hope Ride is a bicycling tour that enables you to take an incredible bicycle journey and to support ACS Hope Lodges and other vital patient services. The Pan Ohio Hope Ride will take cyclists from Cleveland to Cincinnati in a four-day tour through Ohio's scenic countryside from July 30 - August 2. Challenge yourself to hit the road and make the road smoother for those battling cancer. For more information, please click here. MARK YOUR CALENDARS– Ohio Collaborative Conference on Bioinformatics (OCCBIO)The fourth annual Ohio Collaborative Conference on Bioinformatics (OCCBIO) will be hosted by Case Western Reserve University on June 15-17. The conference provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of methods, research findings, and experiences. An important goal for the conference is to foster long-term collaborative relationships and networking opportunities within the domain of computational approaches to biology that benefit Ohio. Poster Presentation Abstracts are due by May 11 for review by the OCCBIO '09 committee. All appropriate posters submitted will be accommodated. For more information, please click here. |
EVENTS**All events are open to anyone interested in attending May 18Hematology/Oncology Research in Progress Seminar cancelled Signaling in Cancer Symposium Skeletal Research Center Special Seminar: CTTE- 2009 Keynote Lecture May 19Signaling in Cancer Symposium May 20Grand Rounds cancelled Developmental Therapeutics Program Meeting cancelled May 21Taussig Cancer Institute Core Curriculum Series Neurosciences Seminar Case CCC Faculty Candidate Seminar Aging-Cancer Research Seminar May 22Taussig Cancer Institute Grand Rounds cancelled Hematology/ Oncology Fellows Seminar Case CCC Faculty Candidate Seminar Cancer Center Seminar Series/ Blood Club Prevention and Control Seminar more UPCOMING CANCER CENTER SYMPOSIUMS & EVENTSOhio Collaborative Conference on Bioinformatics (OCCBIO) Annual Breast Cancer Update: Highlights of the National Meetings Drug Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Retreat ASCO Review Case CCC Scientific Retreat 2009 Case CCC Scientific Series **For more information on these symposiums, please contact Christine Rhoads. ADDITIONAL UPCOMING SEMINARS & EVENTSCTTE 2009 Short Course: Cell-Based Therapies & Tissue Engineering Center for Mind-Body Medicine CancerGuides® II 2nd Annual Business Education Course The Business of Regenerative Medicine: From Stem Cells to the Market Place 2009 caBIG® Annual Meeting: Solving Basic and Clinical Research Challenges in Cancer and Beyond ACS Pan Ohio Hope Ride MSC2009: The Regenerative Medicine and Adult Stem Cell Therapy Conference ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Clinical Trials Methodology Workshop |
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
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Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Grants for Translational Breast Cancer Research |
BCRP Impact Awards |
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NIH Bulletin – Notices and Funding OpportunitiesNCI-Supported R25 Cancer Education Grant Programs In Integrative Science (NOT-CA-09-027) |
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| Produced by: Gillian Irwin 11100 Euclid Avenue, Wearn 152 Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5065 216-844-8317 phone 216-844-7832 fax gillian.irwin@case.edu Janice Hassinger 11100 Euclid Avenue, Wearn 149 Cleveland, Ohio 44106-5065 216-844-1862 phone 216-844-7832 fax janice.hassinger@uhhospitals.org |
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